Rubber band projecting pistol



Sept. 23, 1969 w. R. DuvAL RUBBER BAND PROJECTING PISTOL Filed Feb. 3,1967 i i. w E v WW ID /f/W z e M ,w c M W 2 W United States Patent O3,468,296 RUBBER BAND PROJECTING PISTOL Wenceslau Ramirez Duval, 1229 deBulliou, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Filed Feb. 3, 1967, Ser. No. 613,837

Iut. Cl. F411) 7/02; F41f 13/0 U.S. Cl. 124-19 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE This invention relates to toy pistols of the type usingrubber bands as a projectile.

In the hands of a child of age 4 to 6 years, there literally is no suchthing as an indestructible toy. Indestructibility being unobtainable,the next 'best thing is to make the toy as inexpensive as possible sothat frequent replacement will impose no bnrden.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a toy pistolof the class described which not only will be so simple to load andoperate as to present no problems in the age 4 to 6 group but which alsomay be made as cheaply as possible.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a toy aforesaidwhich may be made from very low cost material cut out of such materialwith minimum waste and assembled quickly and easily.

The above and other objects will vbe made clear from the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the annexed drawing, inwhich:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of the toy pistol; FIGURE 2 is a sideelevation of the pistol;

FIGURE 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is an exploded view showing the parts in position for assemblyand final securement; and

FIGURE 5 is a detailed view similar to FIGURE 2, but certain partsbroken away showing the operation of the firing mechanism.

In FIGURES 1 and 2, the pistol indicated generally by is made up of twoexterior pieces 12 separated at their forward ends by a spacing member16. A trigger member 18 is mounted between the exterior pieces 12 andintermediate the spacing members 14 and 16.

All of the pieces thus far described are die cut out of cardboard, theexterior pieces 12 being stamped from .020-inch to .030-inch board whilethe members 14, 16 and 18 are stamped from board of .030 to .040 inchcaliper. The precise caliper chosen will depend on, of course, on thenature of the board and its strength and stifness relative to itsthickness. The exterior pieces 12 are stamped out in a profilesimulating any of a number of well-known "ice conventional weapons. Thespacer 14 and the spacer 16 both are cut in identical profile with thoseportions of the exterior pieces 12 on which they will overlap. Thespacer 14 and its right-hand end is cut away arcuately and the spacer 16is similarly cut away at its left-hand end.

The trigger member 18 is formed with a pivotal aperture 20 and has diecut out along one margin of a series of trigger elements 22, 24 and 26.On the side opposite the trigger elements there is an arcuate die-cut 28concentric with the pivotal aperture 20. It may be desirable to coat theouter surfaces of member 18 with paraffin or the like to lubricate itsmovement.

The front ends of exterior elements 12 and the spacer element 14 areformed with notches 30, 32, and 34, while adjacent the rearward portionsof the exterior members 12 there are formed equivalent notches 30', 32'and 34'.

The toy preferably is assembled by first giving spacers 14 and 16 ontoone of the members 12 and in profile registry therewith. The memiber 18then is put into approximately correct position and the remaining member12 glued to the remaining free surfaces of members 14 and 16 and inprofile regstry therewith. The pivotal aperture 20 of the member 18 isthen brought into regstry with punched apertures 36 in the exteriormembers 12 and the arcuate die-cut 28 of the member 18 s brought to liebetween apertures 38 in the members 12. Rivets are placed through theapertures and properly headed over so that the member 18 pivots aroundrivet 40 in the apertures 36 while the rivet 42 penetrating theapertures 38 serves as a stop to limit the movement of the member 18about a pivotal aperture 20.

In FIGURE 2, trigger member 18 has been swung as far as clockwise aroundthe pivot 20 as the engagement of the slot 28 with the rivet 42 willpermit. This places the trigger 26 in position for operation. The pistolis designed to handle three rubber bands 44 and, as shown in FIG- URE 2,all three bands may be engaged in the notch 32 or optionally dividedbetween notches 30, 32 and 34, with the opposite ends of the bands inall cases occupying respectively notches 30', 32' and 34'. The portion18' of the member 18 increases in radius progressively clockwise aroundthe pivot 20 so that when the trigger 26 is pulled from the position ofFIGURE 2, the edge 18" first dislodges a -band from the notch 30', thenext trigger pull dislodges a band from the notch 32' and the lasttrigger pull dislodges a band from the notch 34'.

It will be noted that this toy pistol not only is easy to manufacturebut so easy to load and use as to be well within the abilities of the 4to 6 year old child. The blanks 12 are highly printable, the toy itselfis so cheap to make that it easily may become a give-away as a carrierof advertising.

While certain specific details of construction have been illustratedherein, the invention is not to be limited to the details disclosed butonly as set forth in the subjoined claim.

What is claimed is:

1. A toy pistol using rubber bands as projectiles, said pistolcomprising: a pair of outer members formed of sheet material and cut tooverall pistol profile; forward and rearward spacing members formed ofsheet material profiled to match said outer members in the area ofovermeans engaging said slot and said outer members to limit 5 movementof said trigger member about its pivot; said outer members having atleast one rubber band receiving notch at their front ends and aplurality of rubber band receiving notehes adjacent their rear ends,said trigger element having an edge of increasing radius rearwardly ofsaid pivot and an edge forwardly of said pivot formed with a series oftrigger simulating notehes Whereby rotation of said trigger mem'`be`rabout its pivot will release rubber bands seriatium from said rearwardnotehes.

, i I References Cxted UNITED s'rATEs PATEN'TS 12/1932` Fisher l24-l'92/1949 Crnich 124- 19 FOREIGN PATENTS 12/1958 Netherlands.

6/ 1948 Canada.

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